Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

You people are so fucked in the head. Ragging on poor people because they hope to win on a lottery purchase. What makes them so different from people who have money and play the lottery to get richer? No one seems to remember the rich from the south who was already a millionaire and won a 300 million plus lottery. Ending losing his grand daughter over having more money. And what you cocksuckers especially BRIEF is that most rich people have made their money on the downfall of other people. Perfect example is Hardcore Pawn! Making money on poor people. I always love the parable about rich people - a camel has a better chance fitting through the eye of needle, than a rich person making it into the kingdom of heaven!

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

no shit. they are the targeted market. keep them under-educated, under-skilled and sell them on the american dream/scam . it gives the rest of us something to bitch about while we ignore the lazy criminal bourgeois class get away with robing the middle class blind. lets look at the bigger picture for one minute instead of playing into the blame game. nothing exists in a vacuum.

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

Last year I was out of work and having a hard time finding a job.

I offered to cut my nieghbors 15foot hedge that lines his entire yard, it took me almost a week to finish it and clean up the mess. He paid me 300$, I went to dinner that night and put 10$ down on keno and won 5000$.

It was the answer to everything at the time and I would have been screwed financially now had I not won.

So just because you haven't won doesn't mean that people are not winning, you just have bad luck the 10$ risk was worth it at the time.

Also since we are making generalizations about people here in this thread, i've found that most rich people I've met are just tightwads and typically extremely narassitic, lacking any empathy for their fellow man. Rich financially and completly devoid of any moral value.

But each to his own, if you like collecting a bunch of green paper that has no real value in the end, then more power to you.

Just remember you can't take it with you when you go, and your kids will end up hating each other fighting over what's left.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28226020

If you earn the money yourself who cares what the person is like. They can be as selfish or giving as they want. It is the people who 'steal' from others because they are lazy and don't want to work I have a problem with. I have no problem helping out people who are trying to find work or who are working poor and need a break.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1550123

I know a few thats well off thats took plenty off of others and especially the poorer.Of course they dont consider it stealing if they planned it out so they could take advantage of someone struggling to get by.Vacations are so nice and so much easier to afford if you have someone else paying your basic living expenses.Most of those will say they made it with no help from anyone though.

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

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You have ever uttered the phrase "My Obamaphone".

Quoting: Carshy McCarsh

If you price shop on the 20th and tell them you'll be in on the first...

Quoting: BRIEF

LOL, I don't even know what that means.

Quoting: Carshy McCarsh

Welfare checks are deposited on the first of each month, so when they need to purchase a product or service they call around to see who is the cheapest and then tell the merchant they will be in on the first to buy the product...

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

You people are so fucked in the head. Ragging on poor people because they hope to win on a lottery purchase. What makes them so different from people who have money and play the lottery to get richer? No one seems to remember the rich from the south who was already a millionaire and won a 300 million plus lottery. Ending losing his grand daughter over having more money. And what you cocksuckers especially BRIEF is that most rich people have made their money on the downfall of other people. Perfect example is Hardcore Pawn! Making money on poor people. I always love the parable about rich people - a camel has a better chance fitting through the eye of needle, than a rich person making it into the kingdom of heaven!

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 16416118

You, my fine example of government schooled envy and libtardism, are exactly why this country is in the process of collapsing under the weight of its own completely-fucking-stupid-and-suicidal citizenry.

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

States across the nation rely on poor suckers to fund their spending. No, we’re not talking about taxpayers – we’re talking about lottery ticket purchasers. According to new studies, households earning $13,000 per year spend almost $1,170 per year on lottery tickets – 9 percent of total income. As it turns out, many people living in poverty make poor financial decisions.

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

States across the nation rely on poor suckers to fund their spending. No, we’re not talking about taxpayers – we’re talking about lottery ticket purchasers. According to new studies, households earning $13,000 per year spend almost $1,170 per year on lottery tickets – 9 percent of total income. As it turns out, many people living in poverty make poor financial decisions.

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

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Nah, they fuck and watch tv for entertainment...in fact everything they do is for entertainment...unless they actually have a job, then they bitch and moan while they do as little as possible to keep from getting fired, and then they pursue pleasures after work...

Quoting: BRIEF

guess they have it figured out. they hardly work and get food stamps, almost free housing, free medical and many other handouts. no wonder they have money to blow. guess they figure the ones working so hard paying for stuff for others are the stupid ones. <sigh>

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1550123

No, they are unfulfilled and miserable...fun is not happiness and poor people are selfish, always looking for the next item to make them "happy" as soon as they can afford it...

They will be the fist to go crazy when the system can't collect enough taxes to give them handouts any longer, they have nothing to fall back on...

Quoting: BRIEF

True, I have a 'friend'(i was one to her but not the other way around) who has got the give me/entitlement mentality now and I can't stand to be around her. She use to be a hard worker then got 'fibromyalgia' which then got her on disability. Now she is lazy and thinks people should feel sorry for her and give her what she wants. It really becomes a sickness. She has made herself mentally ill with her sick thinking. It really is a shame.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1550123

Really you are no friend to anyone.You know all about mental illness though dont you since you have used it your whole life to take off others..

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

States across the nation rely on poor suckers to fund their spending. No, we’re not talking about taxpayers – we’re talking about lottery ticket purchasers. According to new studies, households earning $13,000 per year spend almost $1,170 per year on lottery tickets – 9 percent of total income. As it turns out, many people living in poverty make poor financial decisions.

Always knocking the poor. While I agree that the odds are definitely not in their favor, it is a rational decision: the off chance of getting out of poverty gives hope....

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28694200

I'm not knocking the poor for buying lotto tickets, I'm knocking these poor idiots who spend almost 10% of their income on lotto. Save some money, buy your kids some better food, get a fricking education, but don't squander 10% of your income on the lotto

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

Lotteries are a tax on hope.

Quoting: Prostetnik

If it hasn't already been mentioned.. Lotteries have been used worldwide for centuries to give the peasants "Hope" that they can have a chance to be rich.. otherwise.. were talking revolutions! It is for control..

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

Open more casinos! Maryland needs more casinos! Our lottery has ripped off the sheep forever now, and we've milked the fuck out of that. We need more portals to the sheeps money! More casinos Now! We know the poor idiots will keep pissing away their cash! Problem? Not our fault if people can't control their spending. We're just here to give them more rope. More casinos!

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

You might be poor if...

You rent your furniture.

You play the lottery.

You buy cheap Chinese crap from Wal-Mart.

You spend more on bailing wire and duct tape than it would cost to replace your leaky tail pipe.

Your TV is bigger than your dinning room table.

Quoting: BRIEF

It's damned easy to degrade and make jokes about poor people, when you aren't poor.

I've been there and I sincerely hope I don't have to go back to that. I've worked since I was 16, and have several college degrees, but have never made it into the income realm of the "middle class according to Romney." Frankly, these damn politicians and fat ass bankers and "venture capitalists" scare the s*** out of a lot of us that should be okay in our retirement, if they can keep their fingers out of our funds. If not you may be able to make fun of us in a few years. Unless of course, you're in that group too. By the way, I've never bought a lottery ticket.

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

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guess they have it figured out. they hardly work and get food stamps, almost free housing, free medical and many other handouts. no wonder they have money to blow. guess they figure the ones working so hard paying for stuff for others are the stupid ones. <sigh>

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1550123

No, they are unfulfilled and miserable...fun is not happiness and poor people are selfish, always looking for the next item to make them "happy" as soon as they can afford it...

They will be the fist to go crazy when the system can't collect enough taxes to give them handouts any longer, they have nothing to fall back on...

Quoting: BRIEF

True, I have a 'friend'(i was one to her but not the other way around) who has got the give me/entitlement mentality now and I can't stand to be around her. She use to be a hard worker then got 'fibromyalgia' which then got her on disability. Now she is lazy and thinks people should feel sorry for her and give her what she wants. It really becomes a sickness. She has made herself mentally ill with her sick thinking. It really is a shame.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1550123

Really you are no friend to anyone.You know all about mental illness though dont you since you have used it your whole life to take off others..

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28717051

No kidding! The mental sickness is deep and widespread. And look at BRIEF telling us the poor will "go crazy" when the system fails. HAHA. When they are free of "the system" they'll liberate BRIEF from his delusions and have a barbecue on his property. Ah, the simple pleasures in life,,,

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

States across the nation rely on poor suckers to fund their spending. No, we’re not talking about taxpayers – we’re talking about lottery ticket purchasers. According to new studies, households earning $13,000 per year spend almost $1,170 per year on lottery tickets – 9 percent of total income. As it turns out, many people living in poverty make poor financial decisions.

A big win is a poor persons ONLY chance at escaping their situation in life.

Quoting: Kirk

That's bullshit...they need to change their thinking and poor habits and they can climb out of poverty...it's just easier to throw your hands up and say fuck it I'll just play the lottery...

Quoting: BRIEF

they don't have your skills. They are unable to compete - A true story might help here. A nice lady was widowed and got 90,000 life insurance. She said (no bullshit) another 10,000 and I would be a millionaire. So there you have it - a no hoper.

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

States across the nation rely on poor suckers to fund their spending. No, we’re not talking about taxpayers – we’re talking about lottery ticket purchasers. According to new studies, households earning $13,000 per year spend almost $1,170 per year on lottery tickets – 9 percent of total income. As it turns out, many people living in poverty make poor financial decisions.

Always knocking the poor. While I agree that the odds are definitely not in their favor, it is a rational decision: the off chance of getting out of poverty gives hope....

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28694200

I'm not knocking the poor for buying lotto tickets, I'm knocking these poor idiots who spend almost 10% of their income on lotto. Save some money, buy your kids some better food, get a fricking education, but don't squander 10% of your income on the lotto

Quoting: mathetes

It's not that they spend it all at once. And face it, poor parents can NEVER fund private education -- the kids are on their own. Savings? haha.

I'll describe this rational decision. Imagine this: everytime they go shopping with the kids they have to deny them sweets, fast food, toys, games, and everything else they might demand. So what simple pleasure will suffice? Buy a lottery ticket,,, it's a game so the kids love it,,, and alot of times you win, not much but watch those little eyes light up!, And shit!, you never know there might be a big payoff and easy street out of poverty.

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

these snotty rich people living off federal taxes are waging a war on the poor, because they feel their are cutting into their share of the federal slop trough.

6 out of the 10 richest counties are in Maryland and virginia, around Washington, DC, because that's where all the trillions of federal tax money goes, not to poor people, to rich people. The average government worker make $116,000 dollars a year.....and they want MORE. They want the poor people's money, too.

Defense contractors are pissed they can't afford to start a war with Iran, so they want to take away all the medicare and social security and welfare so they can blow people up in Iran.

They seriously want to throw them all out into the streets, so they can murder Americans, also, even more fun to be had.

Re: Poor Households Earning $13K Per Year Spend Over $1K On Lottery Tickets

Rush Limbaugh talks 3 hours a day everyday about poor people buying lottery tickets and alcohol and cigarettes, yet he probably spends $50,000 a year on illegal drugs and oxycontin. The neocons know this and still take him seriously which proves they are full of blind hatred for poor people, truly sick and the purestm, distilled essence of the Anti-Christ spirit.